Categories: Science, National News
February 8, 2010
After a one-day delay because of the weather, Space shuttle Endeavour took off early this morning — the last planned night launch for the U.S. shuttle program. The six astronauts' mission is to deliver a new room and observation deck to the International Space Station.
Here's what the launch looked like:
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